Things have become more and more out of control, the counterattack of the Sanyuan School, just like stabbing a hornet's nest, all the ministries and yamen of the imperial court and even the cabinet are not in peace, and the Hanlin Academy is also controversial, whether it is a scholar or an official, they all read the Four Books and Five Classics, and what they teach is the truth of the sage, but the teachings of the sage are different understandings, if in previous years, due to the suppression of the imperial court, Cheng Zhu Guanxue can be described as a dominant family, that is, no one dares to speak out if there is any objection. Bayi Chinese Network

However, the imperial court's management of schools has become more and more loose, and after Cheng Zhu, major local schools have set up schools in various places to give lectures, and many schools have entered the imperial court, and Emperor Hongzhi's attitude towards them has been constantly silent, so that there is a certain sense of connivance.

Learning and retribution is just a fuse in this dispute, and just a dispute is going to turn things closer and closer to the worst.

Early in the morning of the fourth day, articles from various schools of thought appeared in the Xueer Newspaper, arguing with each other, and the smell of gunpowder was extremely strong. Because of this, within a few days, Xueerbao has become a household name, from 200 copies on the first day, to 500 copies on the second day, 1,000 copies on the third day, and 5,000 copies on the tenth day.

There are a lot of wealthy families in the capital, and there are more than tens of thousands of households with tens of thousands of dollars, and these people dispose of lowly people, although they are rich and rival the country, but they are still looked down upon. Therefore, they have also become the most vassal and elegant people, the scholars like calligraphy and painting, they will collect the names of the world, famous paintings, the readers are good antiques, they do not hesitate to cost, buy Tang and Song dynasty porcelain vases to decorate the mansion, and now the trend of the wind has changed, the readers have begged for newspapers, these rich children have shown more and more fanaticism, so that for a newspaper, do not hesitate to ask people to go out to buy, is the expired newspaper, they are also happy to collect, so that sometimes come out to meet guests, after a period of greetings, after drinking tea, He immediately took out a newspaper and read it directly in front of the guests, and then talked with people about the gossip and disputes between the various schools.

Therefore, as soon as the 5,000 copies of the newspaper were released, there were as many as 70,000 or 80,000 people vying to buy them, and at the foot of the Son of Heaven was the place where the scholars and the rich gathered the most, and before the newspaper opened in the early morning, it was crowded with people, so that it became difficult to even get in and out.

Soon after, another news came out, saying that he was a scholar, because he wanted to see a glimpse of learning and reporting, and suffered from a poor family, so he sold himself on the street to buy newspapers, and for a while, this learning and reporting was even more eye-catching, and a newspaper can make people even less dependent on their parents' body hair and skin, and the value of this newspaper is even more eye-catching.

in the Cabinet.

As soon as it was noon, it was idle from the chaos, and the ministers were working in the palace, and outsiders could not come in to deliver food, so if there was no special advice from the emperor, everyone would just drink a few sips of tea and eat a few pastries to hastily fill their stomachs, and it would be considered to have lunch.

Therefore, at noon, several cabinet ministers and a few subordinate officials gathered together, eating tea casually, and talking with each other.

Liu Jian eats tea and his slow temperament is different, because of his busy relationship, sometimes he has to read the book while eating tea, so he drinks tea like drinking water, and a cup of tea is counted as a stomach. For this, Xie Qian also laughed at him for not having the appearance of the prime minister, but it was also a good story for a while, but today Liu Jian did not eat tea with a notebook, like an old machine suddenly idle, sitting firmly on the chair, quietly blowing tea foam and not in a hurry to eat, but slowly raised his head, and his eyes fell on Li Dongyang, who was eating pastries slowly.

"Binzhi, where did Yu Qian go?"

Yu Qian is the word for Xie Qian, at this time Xie Qian is indeed not in the cabinet cabinet, and I don't know when he left, which makes people seem a little unexpected.

Li Dongyang took a sip of tea slowly and said with a smile: "Where else can I go?" I went to the ear chamber in the left compartment to write an article. ”

Liu Jian was surprised: "Is it that learning and reporting again?" ”

"Yes." Li Dongyang answered honestly.

Liu Jian's eyes wiped a trace of melancholy, and said slowly: "There is nothing in the world, but there will always be people who jump out to stir up, it's really annoying, this learning and retribution will cause a big disaster, Bin Zhi think about it, what does our Ming Dynasty rely on for long-term stability?" ”

Li Dongyang said: "Naturally, it depends on the unity of the subjects, and the monarch and the ministers are united. ”

Liu Jian nodded heavily and said: "That's the truth, if people's hearts are scattered, is this state still a state?" But don't forget the lessons of the party struggle in the former Song Dynasty, if the various schools of thought now use this school to open up a controversial mouth, won't it spread to the imperial court? What will the state do then? What about social affairs? ”

Li Dongyang and Liu Jian's thoughts are different, Liu Jian saw the disadvantages of learning and reporting, but Li Dongyang saw the benefits of this journal, with the journal, the famous Confucianism has a place to use, this is also a catharsis, it is better than everyone stuffing in their hearts.

Liu Jian raised his eyes, saw that Li Dongyang was silent, and then said slowly: "Binzhi, you tell me the truth, does this journal have your share?" With this whimsical idea, with this ability to start a journal, the old man thinks about it, and he can't think of anyone else, except for Bin Zhi......"

Liu Jian's guess is the same as that of Wang Shu, the secretary of the ministry, originally this guess, Liu Jian kept hiding it in his heart and couldn't ask it. But seeing Li Dongyang's ambiguous appearance today, Liu Jian couldn't help it after all, and asked questions indirectly.

"Ah......" Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian in surprise, and hurriedly said, "What is Liu Gong's words?" If I have an affair with that journal, then I will resign to the minister, there are so many things in this cabinet, the old man is already busy, how can he put his heart and soul into doing such a thing......"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang have worked together for many years, and when they saw Li Dongyang like this, their suspicions were gone, and then they said abruptly: "It's not you, it's not you, I'm just asking." Then he showed a look of doubt, and said: "It's strange that it's not Binzhi, who else has this ability and this wonderful idea?" ”

Li Dongyang said: "Isn't it Wang Shu of the Ministry of Officials?"

"Is that him?" Liu Jian's eyes flashed brightly, and he said lightly: "When you say this, it's a bit eyebrow-raising, the first article of this Xueerbao is his Wang Shu's, could it be that Wang Shu wants to take the opportunity to expand his Sanyuan Study, so he ran a journal?" Ay...... The Eight Achievements are his, and there is nothing wrong with his three original books, but he is so eager to forge ahead, for the sake of the school dispute, he actually goes to poke the hornet's nest, which is not beneficial to the country. ”

Li Dongyang said: "Do you want to ask about it?" ”

Liu Jian looks a little older, Wang Shu is upright and upright, and his sleeves are clean, which Liu Jian admires, but he didn't expect him to be so confused, Liu Jian thought about it, shook his head and said: "That's it, don't ask, you can't ask anything, it's better not to pierce this layer of window paper." Do you think this is good, indirectly knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, and let the Shuntianfu side seal the newspaper. ”

Li Dongyang showed surprise, and hurriedly said: "Liu Gong, by all means, we have established the Ming Dynasty until now, can there be a cabinet blocking the road?" If this is done, the Qing Yi and Shilin in the world will inevitably be full of affection, and by that time, Liu Gong and I will be sinners. ”

Li Dongyang's words are talking about the weakness of the cabinet, the Ming Dynasty's national system checks and balances each other, cats eat mice, mice eat elephants, the cabinet seems to have an overview of the world's government affairs, but the most feared is the Qing Council, the cabinet is not a few cabinet elders who were forced to resign by the Qing Council, if Liu Jian does this, once the matter reaches the point of no return, then it will not end so well.

Liu Jian was surprised, then understood, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Is there really no way to take this small newspaper?" ”

A hint of cunning flashed in Li Dongyang's eyes, Li Dongyang is scheming, this is a matter recognized by the world, he was silent for a moment, and said: "It stands to reason that I am not against this journal, but since Liu Gong is worried, it is better to simply seal it." However, this kind of thing can not be done by the cabinet, if you want to come forward, let the East Factory come, the cabinet is afraid of the Qing discussion, but the East Factory is not afraid, I heard that the study day into the gold bucket, the East Factory has been coveted for a long time, but the cabinet does not dare to speak, since this is the case, then quietly give them a breath, give them strong courage. ”

Liu Jian thought for a while and said, "I'm just afraid it's inappropriate." ”

Li Dongyang smiled, picked up the teacup, and said, "Extraordinary things are done at extraordinary times, and there is no way to do it." ”

Liu Jian nodded and said: "Be careful when dealing with Dongchang, don't make a note, indirectly dictate the opportunity, and don't leave a handle." The old man will do this in person, and he will go to the eunuch to say a word later. ”

The two discussed, and it happened that Xie Qian came back in high spirits, dusted off an article in his hand and said: "Come, come, come, Liu Gong, Li Gong, come and see how my article is, Wang Shu that old man misinterprets the scriptures, I have to scold him today." ”

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang glanced at each other and smiled.